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“ALL ACCESS”: Pop-Up Art Museum Features NYC Artists Tackling Environmental, Disability, Health, and Immigrant Justice
June 27, 2019
Civil rights organization New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) is hosting “ALL ACCESS”, a pop-up art museum in its offices near Madison Square Garden, for the next month. ALL ACCESS is an exhibit designed and curated by the Human Impacts In …
Fighting New York’s Climate Emergency With Waste Zones: New Law Would Make Huge Greenhouse Gas Reductions
June 25, 2019
Transitioning New York City to an efficient, high-diversion commercial waste zone (CWZ) system will avoid up to 2 million tons of Greenhouse Gas emissions per year, making this one of the most important climate initiatives City lawmakers will decide on …
Judge Grants NYLPI Unedited Bodycam Footage of NYPD Shooting of Man Experiencing Mental Health Crisis
June 16, 2019
In a landmark ruling for New York’s Freedom of Information law, the New York State Supreme Court has ordered the New York Police Department to turn over unredacted body-worn camera footage in the fatal police shooting of an individual with disabilities …
NYLPI And Allies Rally For Wellness Funding In NYC Schools
June 12, 2019
NYLPI Senior Staff Attorney Christine Appah joined New York City Council Member Rafael Espinal and other school nutrition advocates today at City Hall for a rally calling on city leadership to invest in wellness and nutrition education in all NYC publi …
Family of Man Who Bled to Death in Immigration Custody Sues Hudson County Over Medical Care
May 30, 2019
The family of Carlos Bonilla, a father of four who died from internal bleeding in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, has filed a lawsuit against Hudson County and those responsible for his medical care while he was confined to immigration detention at Hudson County Correctional Center.